Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl and cover
Object Number:
1944.257ab
Date:
ca. 1760-1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on let in base: "E. BRASHER" in a rectangle over "N-YORK" in a rectangle
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl and cover; inverted pear-shaped body on a low molded circular foot; molded domed cover surmounted by a cast pineapple finial; upper third of the lid later replacement; vertically applied, reeded bezel fitted over the vertically applied, plain rim of the bowl; body and lower half of the lid decorated with repousséd floral sprays alternating with diagonal striations; upper portion of the lid decorated with wheel turned bands; maker's marks on the base (replacement base let in).
Gallery Label:
This sugar bowl is probably an English (Georgian) piece restored by Brasher.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
